EXERCISE: Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa

1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.

“You.

2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.

Peter apologized.…

3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.

“How

4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.

He suggeste

5. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard when we approached the fence.

The security guard told…

6. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”.

Isabel………

7. She asked John to repeat what he had said.

Please……………

8. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.

The film star objected…..………

9. “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends.

One of my friends…………

10. She wanted to know if he had studied French.

She asked him, “……………

11. “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me.

He told………

12. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother.

I

13. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said.

She

14. “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor.

His doctor…

15. “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom.

My mom…

16. “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach.

The coach…....…

17. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.

The film star objected

18. “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears.

She admitted..

19. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk.

The bank robber threatened.…

20. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him.

She reminded

21. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach.

The coach

22. “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him.

She

23. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?” asked Mary.

Mary wanted to know

24. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?” she said.

She suggested.

25. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.

Bill doubted

26. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.

George suggested

27. “Why didn’t I get a computer before? , thought the officer manager.

The officer manager wondered

28. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.

Jackie suggested.

29. “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said.

He

30. She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon.

“What

31. “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said.

He denied

32. The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle.

“You

33. “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that.

She doesn’t.

34. “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother.

Anna asked.

35. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew.

Andrew

36. He said, “I wish I knew the answer”.

He said that.

37. “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend.

Ann pleaded.

38. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.

Bill doubted.

39. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.

Mary asked

40. “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. wanted

41. His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week

If……..….....……………………………………………………………………………

42. “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend.

Eric told

43. “I must see the manager”, she cried.

She insisted

44. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.

William

45. “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.

The nurse

46. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent.

The travel

47. “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June.

Carol

48. “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked.

She enquired

49. “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob.

Bob

50. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said.

He advised

51. “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said.

He said

Put the following into Reported speech
1. He said to her, "Do you like your headmaster?"
=> He asked....................
2. Her mother said to her, " Can parents visit the school at any time?"
=> Her mother....................
3. She said, "Are the playing fields near the school?"
=> She wanted to know..................................
4. She said to me, "Did you go to the city last week?"
=> She..........................
5. He asked them, "How big are your classes?"
=> He....................
6. The teacher said to the boy, "Why do you go to school late?"
=> The teacher.........................
7. I said to her, "What is your new house like?"
=> I.................................
8. "What else did you see?" The policeman asked him
​=> The policeman .................................

Put the following sentences into Reported Speech.

 1.“He said to me, “ Do you speak any languages?”

 2 . “Do you like the school?” he said to us

3. “Do you live with your parents?” I said to them

4. “Do you like your job?” he said to me

 5. David asked me, “Do they teach music?”

 6. “Are you going to London next week?” he said to us

7. “Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?” he said to her

 8. “Have you ever been to Paris?” he said to me

9. “What happened to Mr. Brown?” he said to us

10. “Who is going to live in the big house?” he said to her

11. “What will happen to his racehorses?” she said to us

 12. “Who is playing next week?” he asked me

13. “Which team has won?” asked Ann.

 14. “Who went to the party last night?” he said to me

15. “Where do you work?” he said to me

change these sentences into indirect speech

1, what is your nam

she asked me

2,how many children do you have

they asked her

3,what exam will you take

i asked him

4,where is he from

i asked minh

5. she asked me "how old are you"

she asked me

6,john said ' how long does it take you to get to london, mary ?"

john asked mary

7,the policeman asked the little girl "what is your name"

the policeman asked the little girl

8, he said " where can i find her in this town?"

he asked me

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me

2. Is your school near here? She said

3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus

4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?

5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?

6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me

7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked

8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?

9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?

10. What's weather like? She asked me

11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know

12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me

13. Where is my umbrella? She asked

14. How are you? Martin asked us

15. He asked, Do I have to do it

Ex 2. Change the following sentences into reported speech. 1. “I walked home after the event,” Tommy said. → 2. “Do you enjoy listening to music?” Binz asked her. → 3. Ricky wondered “ Should I help her with her test ?” → 4. He said to me “I haven’t finished my work”. → He told me that he hadn’t finished his work. 5. “I must go home to make the dinner”, said Suboi. → 6. ”Give him a smile, Misa” The photographer told her. → 7. “Keep silent and Don’t discuss this question now,” said my teacher to us. → My teacher told us keep silent and not to discuss this question then. 8. “If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends,” she said. → 9. “I will be surprised if Sushi doesn’t pass the exam.”, our teacher said. →. 10. "Where should we go for our picnic?" she asked him. → She wanted to know